Chef Boyardee, other canned pastas, part of 700,000 lb recall
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2017 – Conagra Brands, Inc., a Milton, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 717,338 pounds of spaghetti and meatball products due to misbranding...
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Recall Alert: Allergens, foreign objects in food
ALLERGEN RECALL: Custom Culinary, Inc., an Oswego, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 9,444 pounds of chicken and beef base products due to mis-branding and undeclared...
Mississippi landowners to receive incentives for being environmentally conscious
by Jared Bounds
If you own land in the state of Mississippi, you may want to sign up for this program, regardless of the amount of land you...
RECALL NOTICE: Toddler chicken bites pulled after bits of bone found
by Jared Bounds
Overhill Farms, Inc., a Vernon, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 54,630 pounds of chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone,...
Children fed through summer program
by Sarah Ulmer
BILOXI, Miss.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a summer food service program on Thursday that will provide almost 3 million free meals to underprivileged...
Bird Flu and Mississippi: None Yet, But Cochran Questions USDA
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The avian, or bird flu, is the main reason you’re paying so much for eggs. The midwest had to get rid of millions of...
Protecting Mississippi Catfish: Bill Could Cut Out Inspections, Wicker and Cochran Say No
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Making sure the catfish you eat is safe is what a federal program started in 2008 under the Farm Bill is supposed to do....
Deer Meat for Prisoners; Why A State Lawmaker Pushes It
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– Adding deer meat to the prison menu could be a money saver, says District 28 Representative Tommy Taylor. ...
The Farm Bill and a Chance to Ask Your Questions and Say What You Think
by kim
STONEVILLE, Miss.–If you’re a Mississippi farmer, you know there are risks every time you start a tractor or a combine and every time you put...
Farms, Timber, Almost 900,000 Chickens Lost, USDA Loans Likely, Says Cochran
by kim
NOXAPATER, Miss.–Nearly 900,000 chickens were blown away in last week’s tornadoes. Farms, livestock, timber and many other agricultural resources ended up being lost. Now Sen....